So the year is coming to a close. When we play at Applebee’s on Merritt Island tomorrow night, we’ll close out our first official year as Sound Traveler. Applebee’s will be a new venue for us, but one of many that we’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy this past year. We didn’t really get started until early summer, but we’ve been working steadily since. Sound Traveler has had at least 50 performances this year. Thanks to all the venues that have been willing to give us a chance to share ourselves musically. I am going to list the venues that we’ve played, and I invite you to visit them. They are all wonderful people — and I mean that.

Acoustic Coffeehouse Johnson City, TN
www.acousticcoffeehouse.net
Very eclectic range of music. Jim Benelisha hosts acts from as far away as Russia!

Applebee’s on Merritt Island Merritt Island, FL
An Applebee’s with a difference – a Tiki Bar on the River

Banner Elk Cafe and Lodge Banner Elk, NC
Friendly place with wonderful mountain atmosphere and great music

Banner Elk Winery Banner Elk, NC
www.bannerelkwinery.com
Gorgeous location with award-winning wines

Barberville Folk Festival Barberville, FL
www.folkfiddle.com/barber.htm
Quaint pioneer village specializing in preserving folk traditions and music

Carolina Barbecue Newland, NC
Great barbecue and rousing acoustic music

Faith Lutheran Church Merritt Island, FL
Wonderful and receptive congregation. We shared some original and some traditional Christmas music

F. Futz and Company Lenoir, NC
www.ffutsandcompany.com/
A very friendly place with a lot of atmosphere in the middle of a small mill town

Flintlock Campground Boone, NC
Mountain camping experience near Boone, NC

Grandfather Mtn Campground Boone, NC
Fabulous setting with inspiring view of Grandfather Mountain

Highlands at Sugar Sugar Mtn, NC
www.highlandsatsugar.com
A timeshare community that feels like home to us

Jones House Boone, NC
www.joneshousecommunitycenter.org
Historic arts and music center in the middle of Boone, NC

Jonesborough Days Jonesborough, TN
One of the top music and storytelling festivals in the country

KOA Campground Boone, NC
A very friendly campground with a real mountain atmosphere

The Orchard at Altapass Spruce Pine, NC
www.altapassorchard.com
A must to visit! A working apple orchard and performance venue on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Mambo’s Beachside Bar and Grill Cocoa Beach, FL
www.internationalpalms.com/cocoabeach/dining.php
The name and location say it all

Music Fest n Sugar Grove Sugar Grove, NC
www.covecreek.net/sgmfest.htm
Top acoustic and bluegrass acts perform here every year

The Original Portabellas/Bourbon House Rockledge, FL
Excellent food, friendly waiters, and terrific music!

Radisson Resort at the Port Cape Canaveral, FL
A great place in a terrific location

Roan Mtn Amphitheater Roan Mtn., TN
www.tennessee.gov/environment/parks/RoanMtn
Expect to see deer, birds, raccoons, and Sound Traveler

Shorewood Community Ctr. Cape Canaveral, FL
Our home base

Smokehouse Foods in Port Canaveral Port Canaveral, FL
Terrific food, great prices, and friendly people

Space Coast State Fair Cocoa, FL
www.cocoaexpo.com/fair
A fair like it used to be

Sunshine State Acoustic Music Camp St. Petersburg FL
www.camp.cgmusicman.com
Where music makers come to learn

Valle Crucis Music in the Park Valle Crucis, NC
Wonderful concert venue in a beautiful meadow in NC

WATA in Boone, NC
Making music in the early morning.

Looking forward to a great new year, revisiting the old places and finding new places to go. Come Sound Travelin’ with us and let’s enjoy it all together!

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2 Comments to “SongTravelin’: 12.30.10 — Oh the Places We’ve Already Been!”

• December 30, 2010 at 9:54 am
  Libby says:

  Wow! Thats a lotta places.
• December 30, 2010 at 10:39 am
  Patty says:

  50 gigs in our inaugural Sound Traveler season – wow! We have been so blessed. Here’s to many more, and I hope lots of Sound Travelers will join us to enjoy the ride in the years to come.